General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

7

Total Parts

21

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Predominantly metal casing and frame with synthetic buttons and components.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

64.5 cm

Width

57.5 cm

Height

184.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radar

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Decca

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

THIS EQUIPMENT USED 1968 TO 1990.

Canada

EQUIPMENT FROM CANADA'S FIRST VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICES (VTS) CENTRE, USED IN THE PORT OF MONTREAL 1968-1990. THIS CENTRE WAS 1 0F 2 MAJOR COMM. JUNCTIONS IN A LARGER VHF RADIO NETWORK CONSISTING OF 6 SHORE CENTRES AND 18 REPORTING POINTS EST'D ALONG THE ST. LAWRENCE FROM LES ESCOUMINS (EAST) TO MONTREAL (WEST).

Function

TO MONITOR THE FLOW OF MARINE TRAFFIC WITHIN A SPECIFIED AREA.

Technical

THE VTS CENTRE USED RADAR & RADIO TO MONITOR AND CONTROL SHIPPING TRAFFIC IN MONTREAL HARBOUR 24 HOURS A DAY. IT WAS BASED ON STANDARD SHIPBOARD RADAR EQ., AUGMENTED BY STANDARD MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION LINKS AND A SIMPLE SUPERVISORY CONTROL UNIT DESIGNED BY DECCA RADAR CANADA. (REF.1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

All controls, connections, etc. labelled./ Decal on unit front reads " BASE INTERFACE/ DECCA RADAR [logo]/ DECCA RADAR CANADA (1967) LTD. "/ 2nd decal, below, reads " INTERFACE POWER SUPPLY (B)/ DECCA RADAR [logo]/ DECCA RADAR CANADA (1967) LTD. "/ Individual components bears mfr's markings, etc./ Plate on back of [open] rack reads " BASE INTERFACE UNIT/ TYPE 65130 SERIAL NO. RD0001/ DECCA RADAR LTD/ MADE IN ENGLAND ".

Missing

N/A

Finish

Grey enamel finish.

Decoration

N/A